Roar & explore weekends, jazz around the world, Sunday public tour, and more. 
Happy Tuesday, Fort Lauderdale. You know the drill – grab your coffee (or whatever you sip in the morning), kick back, and let FTL Brief serve up everything you need to know for the week ahead.
📰 In the news
Local happenings: Homeless residents get free bus rides to services, a plucky television terrier awaits a forever home, and a local diver just claimed world gold — catch up here.
State-level stories: Former Wake Forest star joining FSU, various plant seeds rocketing to the ISS, and an archival tale of Florida’s 19th-century pineapple rush — see what else is brewing.
National headlines: New SSA tech offers more reliable service, national recalls, and a housing market update — peruse the best of the rest.
Highlights this week
- Explore Stephanie McMillan’s edible plant art
- Embark on a nationwide grammar quest
- Explore Overtown’s deep civil rights legacy
- Discuss turtle conservation on D’Arros via Zoom
- Get $400 off Windows with Renewal By Andersen
🫶 We got your back
Plants: Skip the succulents everyone else has. These Fort Lauderdale nurseries are full of hard-to-find showstoppers and easy-care classics. Grab your next leafy obsession here: these green hotspots.
Travel: Swap crowded beaches for Florida’s weird side along long-forgotten highways. From underwater hotels to hills that defy gravity, check out these roadside gems.
Cleaning: Scrubbing every room can feel like climbing Everest in flip-flops. Luckily, this cleaning checklist breaks it into bite-size tasks so you can tackle it one space at a time.
Furniture: Need décor with a backstory deeper than your latest streaming binge? FlipAtik is the gallery that’ll turn your living room into a time capsule… just bring a sharp eye and an appreciation for pieces that only improve with every chapter of history.
Finance: Ready to break up with debt for good? National can help you cut ties, pay up to 30% less than you owe, and finally get some peace. This isn’t your average debt relief advice… it’s a financial fresh start, complete with a happy cry or two when your balance hits zero.
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📆 Around town this week
All events are subject to change without notice. This is entirely outside our control. Please check official event pages and social media for the most up to date information.
This week
👑 Descendants One-Act Version @ Broward Center for the Performing Arts | Tuesday (8/12) at 6:00pm – Summer Theater Camp is cramming Descendants into a breezy one-act at the Broward Center, so you get catchy tunes, unexpected plot twists, and overpriced lobby cocktails. It’s family-friendly fun without the usual two-hour commitment or guilt trip.
🚶♂️ Crossing Overtown @ Savor Cinema | Wednesday (8/13) at 7:45pm – If you need a break from mimosa-fueled weekends, catch a film tracing Overtown’s journey from Reconstruction to today’s protests, complete with historian anecdotes and local perspectives. Expect a cozy reception, thoughtful insights, and an awkward Q&A that proves history still has bite.
🎩 Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox – Magic & Moonlight Tour @ Broward Center for the Performing Arts | Thursday (8/14) at 8:00pm – Dust off your fedora, swing over to see what happens when Britney meets Bing Crosby backed by a full jazz band. It’s a roaring ’20s bash without the bootleggers, where surprise guests keep you guessing, and pop hits get a flapper’s twist.
🎷 Jazz Around the World @ Swaying Palms Community Center | Friday (8/15) at 3:30pm – Whether you’ve been riffing on Coltrane since vinyl days or only know jazz from elevator music, this hour spins a world-spanning set with fun facts to drop at brunch. Plus A/C, kids’ crafts, and snacks that actually fuel real conversation.
🎨 Plunge into the Arts @ Plunge Beach Resort | Friday (8/15) at 6:30pm – When the Plunge Beach lobby transforms into a mini-MoMA with seven Pompano AiRs on display, you know it’s time to escape the usual bar chatter. Groove to live music, sip craft cocktails, and—bonus—parking’s easy this time.
This weekend
🦖 Roar & Explore Weekends @ Museum of Discovery and Science | Saturday (8/16) at 10:00am – Roar & Explore Weekends are showing off the Museum of Discovery and Science’s dino digs, from the Dino Dig Pit to shark-tooth necklace crafting and up-close encounters with dinosaur descendants. A reminder to adults who thought their fossil phase was over, with zero glitter emergencies.
🔥 Summer Sizzle Salon Exhibit @ Broward Art Guild Gallery | Saturday (8/16) at 12:00pm – Things are heating up at the Broward Art Guild with this fiery fusion of creativity and color. The Summer Sizzle Salon Exhibit is packed with bold works that’ll stir your soul and maybe even make you sweat (artistically speaking). Free to attend, but be warned: your inspiration levels may spike.
🚶♂️ Oakland Park Art Walk @ Oakland Park Main Street | Saturday (8/16) at 6:00pm – Downtown Oakland Park’s Main Street morphs into an open air gallery with live music, art demos, and artisan stalls, plus food truck delights and kid-approved chalk battles. It’s free, locally powered, and so much more fun than another back patio happy hour.
🎭 The Pajama Game @ Broward Center for the Performing Arts | Saturday (8/16) at 7:30pm – Ditch your usual Netflix binge for a night of vintage Broadway charm as the After Work Players, aka the adult student neighbors, tackle The Pajama Game. This Tony-winning 1955 classic sizzles with Steam Heat, Hernando’s Hideaway, and more. You’ll cheer every shimmy and high note.
🖼️ Sunday Public Tour @ NSU Art Museum | Sunday (8/17) at 2:00pm – Art talk, but make it casual. This docent-led stroll through the museum’s current exhibitions is all about curiosity, conversation, and seeing things from fresh angles. No stuffy lectures here—just you, your thoughts, and some seriously intriguing art. Included with admission, no RSVP needed.
Wanna see more? Browse our full events calendar →
🎶 Live music & entertainment
- 8/14 Travis Cloer @ Celebrity Beyond – 8 pm
- 8/14 David Bowie @ Casino Dania Beach – 8 pm
- 8/14 The Joe Perry Project @ Hard Rock Live – 8 pm
- 8/15 Jonny Wynns @ Plunge Beach – 7 pm
- 8/15 Summer Jamz Concert @ Mills Pond Park – 7 pm
- 8/15 Gabriel Fluffy Iglesias @ Hard Rock Live – 8 pm
- 8/16 Five Iron Frenzy @ Culture Room – 7 pm
- 8/16 The Bango Bangos @ Marina 84 – 8 pm
- 8/17 Torch Song @ The Foundry – 3 pm
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